Hanford Municipal Code § 17.08.020 Residential land use table

No structure, or any part thereof, shall be erected, enlarged, or reduced, nor shall any site or structure be used, designated, or intended to be used for any purpose or in any manner other than as included among the uses listed in the land use tables in this chapter as permitted, administratively permitted, or conditionally permitted in the zone district in which such structure, land, or site is located, except as otherwise authorized by this title.

(Ord. 17-04, 2017; Ord. 19-07 § 5, 2019; Ord. 24-11, 12/3/2024)

A. The following table identifies which land uses are permitted by right, require a use permit, or are not allowed in the R-L-12, R-L-8, R-L-5, R-M, and R-H zones.

B. A "P" means that the use is permitted by right in that zone. A "C" means the use requires a conditional use permit in that zone. An "A" means the use requires an administrative use permit in that zone. A "T" means the use requires a temporary use permit in that zone. A blank box means the use is not allowed in that zone. Site plan review may be required, subject to the applicability provisions set forth in Section 17.72.020.

C. Land uses are grouped generally by type of use, and then listed alphabetically. The land use groups are Accessory and Support Uses; Residential Uses; and Other Uses. Use of the word "or" can mean either or both uses.

D. Land uses with specific land use standards shall meet the requirements found in the identified section in the last column of the table.

E. Land within the Airport Protection Zone District shall also be subject to the standards found in the Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan.

Table 17.08.020 Residential Zone Use Table P = Use is Permitted by Right; C = Use Requires Conditional Use Permit A = Use Requires Administrative Use Permit; T = Use Requires Temporary Use Permit Blank = Use Is Not Allowed

(Ord. 17-04, 2017; Ord. 19-07 § 5, 2019; Ord. 24-11, 12/3/2024)

A. The following table identifies which land uses are permitted by right, require a use permit, or are not allowed in the C-N, C-R, C-S, C-H, MX-N, MX-C, MX-D, O-R, O, I-L, I-H, AP, PF, and CO zones.

B. A "P" means that the use is permitted by right in that zone. A "C" means the use requires a conditional use permit in that zone. An "A" means the use requires an administrative use permit in that zone. A "T" means the use requires a temporary use permit in that zone. A blank box means the use is not allowed in that zone. Site plan review may be required, subject to the applicability provisions set forth in Section 17.72.020.

C. Land uses are grouped generally by type of use, and then listed alphabetically. The land use groups are Accessory and Support Uses; Eating and Drinking Establishment Uses; Education, Religious, and Assembly Uses; Manufacturing and Processing Uses; Office and Medical Uses; Public and Quasi-Public Uses; Recreation Uses; Residential Uses; Retail Uses; Service Uses; Transportation and Storage Uses; and Other Uses.

D. Land uses with specific land use standards shall meet the requirements found in the identified section in the last column of the table.

E. Land within the Airport Protection Zone District shall also be subject to the standards found in the Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan.

Table 17.08.030 Commercial, Office, and Industrial Use Table P = Use is Permitted by Right; C = Use Requires Conditional Use Permit A = Use Requires Administrative Use Permit; T = Use Requires Temporary Use Permit Blank = Use Is Not Allowed

Upon an application or on its own initiative and pursuant to Chapter 17.86, the City Council may add a use to the land use tables established in this chapter if the Council makes all of the following findings:

F. That the addition of the use to the land use table will be consistent with the purposes of this title and of the zone district or districts in which the use will be permitted;

G. That the use has similar basic characteristics as the present uses allowed in the district;

H. That the use will not generate a noticeably greater amount of odor, dirt, smoke, noise, vibration, illumination, glare, unsightliness or any other objectionable influence or hazard than the amount normally created by any of the other uses permitted in the district or districts in which the use will be permitted;

I. That the establishment of the use in the zone district or districts in which it will be permitted will not be detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare.

(Ord. 17-04, 2017; Ord. 17-08 § 3, 2017; Ord. 19-06 § 4, 2019; Ord. 19-07 § 5, 2019; Ord. 20-12 § 5, 2020; Ord. 21-03 § 3, 2021; Ord. 21-14 § 5, 2021; Ord. 24-11, 12/3/2024; Ord. 25-10, 11/4/2025)

Upon an application or on its own initiative and pursuant to Chapter 17.86, the City Council may add a use to the land use tables established in this chapter if the Council makes all of the following findings:

A. That the addition of the use to the land use table will be in accordance with the purposes of this title and of the zone district or districts in which the use will be permitted;

B. That the use has similar basic characteristics as the present uses allowed in the district;

C. That the use will not generate a noticeably greater amount of odor, dirt, smoke, noise, vibration, illumination, glare, unsightliness or any other objectionable influence or hazard than the amount normally created by any of the other uses permitted in the district or districts in which the use will be permitted;

D. That the establishment of the use in the zone district or districts in which it will be permitted will not be detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare.

(Ord. 17-04, 2017; Ord. 19-07 § 5, 2019; Ord. 24-11, 12/3/2024)